Melanie Boutiette
There's Something About Fall
There’s something about fall that just makes it my favorite time of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I love every season. Like winter...
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Melanie Boutiette
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
New Identity
My step-dad, Paul, had always loved football. He lived and breathed football and sacrificed hours of sleep, socialization, and...
Melanie Boutiette
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
Fresh Bread
There’s just something about the savory smell of fresh bread baking in the oven that makes my mouth water. My mom was an amazing gourmet...
Melanie Boutiette
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Fall Risk-Rise Risk
I stared in the mirror, tears pouring down my face as I dug around the cabinet looking for a pair of scissors. The hospital bands dug...
Melanie Boutiette
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Bed Of Affliction
Bed of affliction: how often do we all strive, strain, and fight against the very thing that sometimes God has purposed for good? Not...
Melanie Boutiette
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Peace In A Chaotic World
Turn on the news at any moment or follow social media and it can be overpowering. It’s as though the world has gone mad; chaos and...
Melanie Boutiette
- Aug 25, 2021
- 4 min
Gratitude
Gratitude; it’s an attitude of thankfulness and appreciation from the heart. It’s an acknowledgment for the blessings in life despite the...
Melanie Boutiette
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
Eternity's Fragrance
As I reached inside the gift sack, I was surprised with a bottle of perfume I had never tried before. The trade mark brand of "Eternity"...
Melanie Boutiette
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Creation's Symphony
The classical music on the television caught my attention as I stopped clicking through the stations one Sunday afternoon. I was tired...
Melanie Boutiette
- Jul 17, 2021
- 3 min
Do You Have A Titanic?
It was proclaimed to have been one of the grandest luxury ships built in its time. It's upper floors were for the rich and famous, a...
Melanie Boutiette
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
Dog Days
A number of years ago, I was in a rush one day to get my two children to their gymnastic lessons. As I pulled my car in the parking lot,...
Melanie Boutiette
- May 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Road Hard Traveled
The road we travel in life can often be very hard and painful. Another simple word for that is called “suffering”. Suffering never comes...
Melanie Boutiette
- May 14, 2021
- 2 min
A Way Through The Dark
Have you ever had a hard time seeing clearly? A child or baby cries out in the middle of the night, but it's dark and you awaken suddenly...
Melanie Boutiette
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
Pride Lesson From A Horse Named Satie
I was tired of the pandemic. I was tired of the isolation. I was tired of being indoors and stuck at home, so I was looking for an...
Melanie Boutiette
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
Lost With Directions
Have you ever lost your way while trying to follow the directions to a friend’s home, a business across town, or destination you were...
Melanie Boutiette
- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
Pruning Hearts
I love to garden. I love digging my hands in the rich soil, planting beautiful flowers, and transforming a once barren area into a...
Melanie Boutiette
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
Shattered Dreams
This surgeon was a highly successful physician in high demand. Married to another doctor, they had the beautifully and professionally...
Melanie Boutiette
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Mirror Mirror
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all...” This familiar saying from Snow White captures the vanity of an aging queen....
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